From rough sleeping to advising Prince William

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has gone from rough sleeping as a teenager to visiting the Prince of Wales in Windsor Castle to give him advice on tackling homelessness.

She was able to give her own story to Prince William as proof that homeless people should not be "written off". "I sit in front of you now with a job, a home, a family and a PhD," said Sabrina, who works as a fire service chief. Prince William marked the first year of his Homewards project with a visit to Lambeth in south London where he pleged: "It is possible to end homelessness."

The prince delivered the message that there is nothing inevitable about homelessness and that it shouldn't be normalised. Meeting Homewards representatives in Brixton he said: “Homelessness is a complex societal issue, and one that touches the lives of far too many people in our society. However, I truly believe that it can be ended."

He spoke of the importance of "shifting perspectives" about homeless people and the need to "focus on prevention, rather than simply managing the crisis".